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First Foal for Whittington

Wednesday 27 July 2016, 9:44am

Former brilliant juvenile Whittington retired on a high note with a scintillating win in the Listed BRC Lightning Handicap last year and proved very popular last spring at Grandview Stud in Queensland covering 102 mares.  Read more »

Popular Shuttler Dalakhani Retired from Stud Duty

Wednesday 27 July 2016, 9:40am

A popular shuttler to Cornerstone Stud in South Australia for the past three seasons, top class sire Dalakhani (IRE) has been retired from stud duty at age 16.  Read more »

McDonald stars at Goodwood

Wednesday 27 July 2016, 8:59am

Champion Sydney jockey James McDonald has piloted Dutch Connection to victory in the showpiece Lennox Stakes at the Goodwood Festival.  Read more »

Crucial day for Dunn at Sandown

Wednesday 27 July 2016, 8:10am

Dwayne Dunn will need to make the most of his rides at Sandown if he has any chance of a first Melbourne jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Moody to work for Rosemont Stud

Wednesday 27 July 2016, 7:45am

Suspended trainer Peter Moody has been appointed racing manager for Victoria's Rosemont Stud.  Read more »

Ladbrokes, Coral to offload betting shops

Wednesday 27 July 2016, 7:31am

The proposed merger of Ladbrokes and Coral will depend on the closure of between 350 and 400 betting shops.  Read more »

Paralysed jockey JT McNamara dies

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 7:41pm

Former jumps rider JT McNamara has died aged 41, three years after breaking his neck in a fall at the Cheltenham festival.  Read more »

Magnapal to make Bletchingly return

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 5:28pm

Surgery to remove bone chips looks to have been successful as Magnapal prepares for his return at Caulfield.  Read more »

Single Gaze on G2 Stocks Stakes path

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 5:20pm

The Group Two Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley will be an early spring target for Group One-winning mare Single Gaze.  Read more »

Explosive Scene firing up for Sydney race

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 5:17pm

Explosive Scene is preparing for another Sydney race after he finished second behind King's Officer.  Read more »

Horses thriving in McFarlane's new set-up

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 4:09pm

Trainer Greg McFarlane believes Super Tycoon will be a middle distance horse, but may wait before testing his theory.  Read more »

Lord Of The Sky and Oliver team up again

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 2:47pm

Damien Oliver and Lord Of The Sky are yet to taste success together but will get their opportunity in the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Ryan hopes Monsoon stars at Canterbury

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 2:08pm

Star Of Monsoon begins his journey to Group One racing when he makes his return in a midweek maiden at Canterbury.  Read more »

Jungle Edge after city success at Sandown

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 1:57pm

After placings over 1000m at his past two starts in town, Jungle Edge rises to 1200m for his next assignment at Sandown.  Read more »

Prime Dispatch Edition 119

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 1:49pm

This week's edition of the Prime Dispatch compiled by Joe O'Neill  Read more »

More international success for Victorian sire Reward For Effort

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 12:12pm

Australian-bred Gem Eagle (Reward For Effort) made it two wins from as many starts in Macau with a gutsy effort in Sunday’s feature Racing Journalist’s Cup (1050m) on the sand.  Read more »

Debut winner for Moshe

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 12:09pm

Sun Stud’s exciting young sire, MOSHE, has maintained his handy lead in the Victorian First Season Sires’ premiership with a first and third in the 980m juvenile race at Swan Hill on Monday.  Read more »

First Singapore Winner for Stryker

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 11:22am

The foundation sire at Three Bridges Thoroughbreds, Stryker has had a great season siring the Group I New Zealand Derby winner Rangipo and some 34 Australian winners, but the son of Fastnet Rock broke new ground on Sunday when siring his first winner in Singapore.  Read more »

Search continues for missing NSW trainer

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 9:24am

The line search for popular NSW racehorse trainer Bindi Cheers is expected to carry into a fourth day as police wait for first light on Wednesday.  Read more »

Vic racing minister calls for unity

Tuesday 26 July 2016, 9:06am

Martin Pakula says the time has come to get the thoroughbred racing industry leaders together for a heart-to-heart meeting.  Read more »